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I figured as much after the fact. I didn’t pay attention to the cords when I orderedthem. They’ll come in handy forsomething else at some point.

power adapter (brick) A converter, usually from AC house current to DC device current. Most Wyze stuff runs on 5V DC, and the power bricks they include supply between 1 to 2 amps. You can swap any two bricks of like voltage and same-or-greater maximum supplied amps. The device will draw only as m…

swap out (replace) Replace one item with another like-or-similar item. Often old-for-new, lower spec for higher spec, or possibly-bad for known-good. When troubleshooting Wyze stuff, you might swap out power cables, power bricks or SD cards, all of which commonly cause poor performance intermitten…

Some of mine are plugged into power strips with just the usb slots.

Good point! I’ve had three v3s running off the same strip without issue for nine months or so. :slight_smile: eg The v3 comes with a 1 amp power adapter - so if the power strip’s USB output is 1 amp or more per port, should be good to go. A caveat, I guess, would be to use a good quality strip…

[image] peepeep: a good quality strip Quality is determined by the quantity of glitter? :mirror_ball: [image] Wildlife not triggering events (I’ll crawl back into my hole now. :face_with_peeking_eye:)

Hey, man, I’m just trying to understand the metric. :wink:

You wouldn’t be in the position you are if you didn’t. :grin: Hey @bryonhu , am I speaking ‘electric’ correct? Please point out any errors or omissions. I’m winging it. :slight_smile:

[image] Crease: Hey, man, I’m just trying to understand the metric. :wink: Here’s some endorsed by forum members: :grin: [image] May be of interest to some - extension cord with 3 USB ports, enough for 2-3 cameras plus 3 regular AC outlets $7 at Woot Cameras …

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